来看看久负盛名的2024年艾伦·M. 和Joan Taub Ades声乐比赛

的 winners of Manhattan School of Music’s 2024 艾伦•米. 和Joan Taub Ades声乐比赛 are: baritone Yeongtaek杨 (MM ’24) in first place, mezzo-soprano 汉娜·珍妮·琼斯 (MM ’24) in second, 女中音安娜·玛丽亚·瓦卡(22届mba), MM ' 24)排名第三.

的 annual competition took place this year on May 12 in Neidorff-Karpati Hall 和 showcased seven finalists — MSM voice students who exhibit outst和ing talent 和 strong potential for careers in opera. 作为第一名得主, 盈泽得到15美元,000年奖, 汉娜和安娜玛丽亚得到10美元,000元及5元,000, 分别.

今年的七名决赛选手分别是 SeongBeom崔 (MM ’24), 安娜·玛丽亚·瓦卡 (bm ' 22, mm ' 24)， Yeongtaek杨 (MM ’24), 凯瑟琳·马龙 (mm ' 23, ps ' 24)， 威廉•贝拉斯科 (MM ’24), 汉娜·珍妮·琼斯 (MM ' 24)，和 Huiying陈 (mm ' 23, ps ' 24).

Pictured above are the 2024 winners with MSM personnel 和 this year’s distinguished panel of judges. 从左到右: Carleen格雷厄姆 (男同性恋者发声艺术学院院长) 布莱恩斑点 (评审官), 汉娜珍 琼斯 (二), Yeongtaek杨 (第一名), 安娜·玛丽亚·瓦卡 (3), 米凯拉Martens (评审官), Kensho渡边 (评审官), MSM主席James G和re.

杨盈泽，第一名

Yeongtaek杨 sang Umberto Giordano’s “Nemico della patria“从 安德里亚海岸沙脊 和瓦格纳的《哦，我的主人阿本德斯特恩 唐怀瑟.
汉娜·珍妮·琼斯，第二名

汉娜演唱了罗西尼的《Cruda Sorte》! 埃莫Tiranno!“从 L 'italiana在阿尔及利亚 和 Jonathan Dove’s “I bought this suitcase in New York“从飞行.

安娜·玛丽亚·瓦卡，第三名

Anna Maria sang Jonathan Dove’s “I bought this suitcase in New York“从飞行和马斯内的“啊! Que mes sœurs sont heureuses " from Cendrillon.
2024 Ades Vocal Competition winners with Carleen格雷厄姆, Dean of 男同性恋者声乐艺术

From left to right: 汉娜·珍妮·琼斯, Yeongtaek杨, 安娜·玛丽亚·瓦卡, Carleen格雷厄姆

的 distinguished judges for this year’s final competition are world-renowned American mezzo-soprano 米凯拉Martens; 纽约大都会歌剧院 Artistic Administrator 布莱恩斑点; 和 celebrated conductor Kensho渡边.

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米凯拉Martens

American mezzo-soprano 米凯拉Martens is renowned internationally for portrayals of some of the most memorably dramatic roles in the repertoire. 除了Klytämnestra/Elektra(旧金山), 芝加哥抒情歌剧院, Houston) 和 the Nurse/Die Frau ohne Schatten (芝加哥抒情歌剧院, ③格拉茨), her other successes in Strauss include Adelaide/Arabella (旧金山 Opera) 和 Herodias/Salome (的 Santa Fe Opera, 匹兹堡歌剧院). Among her other German roles are Kundry/Parsifal (纽约大都会歌剧院, 圣地亚哥歌剧), 格特鲁德/汉塞尔与格莱特(巴伐利亚国家歌剧院, 纽约大都会歌剧院, 旧金山), 奥特鲁德/洛亨格林(维也纳国家歌剧院, Opera Graz) 和 Fricka/Das Rheingold (North Carolina Opera). Ms Martens has taken on works of composers as varied as Berlioz (Cass和re/ Les Troyens, 旧金山, 日内瓦), Massenet (title role/ hsamrodiade, 华盛顿), 佐丹奴(伯爵夫人/安德里亚·切姆尼耶, 纽约大都会歌剧院), Bartók朱迪思/蓝胡子城堡, 纽约大都会歌剧院, 新日本爱乐乐团, ENO), Janač艾克(Kostelnička /珍ů足总, 苏黎世歌剧院, ENO), 维吉尔·汤姆森(苏珊·B. Anthony/的 Mother of Us All, New York’s Hudson Opera House), Britten (夫人. Sedley /彼得·格里姆斯, 纽约大都会歌剧院) 和 John Adams (Marilyn Klinghoffer/的 Death of Klinghoffer, 纽约大都会歌剧院, ENO).

She debuted at Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra in the title role of Magnard’s rarely heard Bérénice. Additional recent concert engagements include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 克利夫兰管弦乐团, 纳什维尔交响乐团, Indianapolis Symphony) Adams’ 的 Gospel According to the Other Mary (St. 路易斯交响乐团(卡内基音乐厅), Harbison’s Requiem (live recording 和 performance, 纳什维尔交响乐团) 和 the Verdi Requiem (Grant Park Music Festival, 斯波莱托节(美国).

Ms. Martens has an active private studio in upstate New York. 除了她的私人学生, she has taught 和 held master classes at the Juilliard School, 威廉·朱厄尔学院, 华盛顿大学, 和巴德学院. She is currently the voice instructor at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
布莱恩斑点

布莱恩斑点 is Artistic Administrator for the 纽约大都会歌剧院, where he hears hundreds of singers each year in consideration for Met productions 和 is responsible for casting many roles in the company’s repertoire each season.

在加入大都会之前, he served as Director of the Sarah 和 Ernest Butler Studio at Houston Gr和 Opera for eight years, recruiting singers 和 pianists 和 supporting the artistic 和 career development of the program’s artists. 他是一名定期的比赛裁判, 包括协奏曲Viñas, 大都会的拉方特比赛, Houston Gr和 Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition, 詹森基金会声乐比赛, 歌剧指数, 和其他人. 在HGO工作期间, he spearheaded an effort to provide online auditions for artists, increasing access for singers across the opera industry, 和 was a leader in OPERA America’s Performer Development Network.

在他去巴特勒工作室之前, he served as HGO’s Company Manager 和 Artist Liaison, supporting the company’s guest artists 和 managing rehearsal planning 和 scheduling. He began his career in administrative positions with Aspen Opera 的ater.

Also trained as a baritone, Speck holds music degrees from Rice University 和 Pepperdine University.
Kensho渡边

Critically acclaimed for “a combination of authority, 魅力, 和 technical aplomb rarely found in a young conductor,” Kensho渡边 is quickly establishing himself internationally as an artist known for his collaborative leadership 和 intelligently crafted performances. Following successful debut performances at the 纽约大都会歌剧院 last season with Kevin Puts’ 的 Hours 和 Terrence Blanchard’s Champion, Watanabe returns to the Met this season to conduct the full revival run of 的 Hours.

的 2022–23 season saw Watanabe’s subscription return to the Philadelphia Orchestra, with whom he maintains a close relationship following his tenure as Assistant Conductor from 2016–19. 他也回到了萨拉索塔管弦乐团, 罗德岛爱乐乐团, 和RTE交响乐团, while 10 making debuts with the Minnesota Orchestra, 埃德蒙顿交响曲, quimubec交响乐团, 还有帕萨迪纳交响乐团.

Equally at home in both symphonic 和 operatic repertoire, Watanabe opened his 2023–24 season by making his Detroit Opera debut with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. 除了他在大都会歌剧院的工作, 渡边指挥过许多歌剧, including performances of La bohème at Spoleto Festival USA in 2022. He has also previously worked with the Curtis Opera 的atre, 卡斯尔顿节, 和opsamra de montrsamal.

的 艾伦•米. 和Joan Taub Ades声乐比赛 is made possible by generous support from Joan Taub Ades 和 the late 艾伦•米. Ades, longtime friends 和 benefactors of the school. 夫人. 陶布·艾德(Taub Ades)是男男性接触者退休受托人.